Transportation Planning Manager

Transportation Planning Manager

The City of Wilmington is seeking a passionate and innovative Transportation Planning Manager to join our dynamic team. This is your chance to make a real impact on safety, strategy, and long-range vision, supporting Wilmington's efforts to improve our transportation network and achieve our Vision Zero commitment.

In this role, you will lead the City's transportation planning efforts through development of transportation and mobility plans for the city as a whole and specific corridors, coordinate with community partners such as the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization and WAVE Transit to advance regional transportation initiatives, and help to deliver a wide variety of transportation projects that make our streets safer, more accessible, and more connected by working with our partners and securing funding.

If you are a collaborative leader with a passion for transportation planning, public engagement, and creating vibrant, connected communities, we encourage you to apply and help build the future of transportation in Wilmington.

Typical Tasks

As our Transportation Planning Manager for Vision Zero, you will:

• Identify and prioritize local transportation planning and project needs.
• Advance Vision Zero goals by developing and implementing strategies to create safer streets and equitable, multi-modal transportation options for all users
• Collaborate with departments across the City on key initiatives, provide public education, technical assistance, recommendations, interpretation, and coordinate committee agendas.
• Develop policy through research and trend identification; organize, analyze, and interpret data; research local, state, and federal regulations, work with city council, commissions, boards, and track legal changes.
• Manage projects by developing proposal specifications, scopes of service and amendments; evaluating proposals; recommending contracts; and monitoring consultant progress, quality control, public engagement efforts, budget, and schedule to ensure all work is completed.
• Work with the City's Community Engagement team to organize and facilitate public meeting and public outreach efforts and ensure that information is made available to the public by developing and publishing information through the City Vision Zero website and other public facing platforms.
• Collaborate with the Planning and Development Department to ensure transportation needs and strategies are identified in comprehensive plans, corridor plans, neighborhood and small area plans.
• Coordinate planning efforts with other agencies, departments, and local member governments including FHWA, NCDOT, WMPO & WAVE Transit.
• Provide project development support through design review, identification of potential funding opportunities, coordinating submission and implementation of discretionary grant applications.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, urban & regional planning, transportation engineering, public administration, or a closely related field of study and a minimum of three years of transportation planning or relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Valid Class C driver's license
• Ability to work nights and weekends including, but not limited to, public engagement events and City Council meetings.
• Preferred: Experience with Vision Zero, bike/ped design, grants, and/or certifications (P.E., AICP, PMP, PTP).

• Knowledge of and experience in short and long-range planning processes
• Strong communication, coordination, and project delivery skills.
• Passion for multimodal mobility, transportation safety, and community-focused design.
• Demonstrated ability in coordinating and directing team and individual projects.
• Experience in presenting technical information to boards, committees, and the public.
• Experience in developing and implementing public outreach strategies for planning and education activities.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Project management and inter-agency coordination experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Supplemental Information

• Office Work: Primarily sedentary, involving prolonged sitting, computer use, telephone and office equipment operation, and standard office tasks. Requires visual acuity, hearing, and manual dexterity for reviewing documents, analyzing data, and completing administrative responsibilities.

• Field Work: Regular visits to sanitation sites may require standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting or carrying objects up to 10 pounds occasionally. Employees may encounter uneven terrain, traffic, construction areas, and outdoor weather conditions and must use appropriate personal protective equipment.

• General Requirements: The position involves occasional travel to meetings, evening events, or after-hours response. All work is performed in compliance with applicable State and Federal OSHA regulations, including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, and slip, trip, and fall prevention

Our Core Values: INCLUSION | COLLABORATION | CREATIVITY | ACCOUNTABILITY

Our Mission Statement: Through forward-thinking policies and responsible stewardship, we are creating a better city every day with excellent core services and quality of life for all.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance + many other insurance options
• Excellent retirement benefits, including a city provided 4.5% contribution each pay period into a 401(k) account and automatic enrollment into the North Carolina Local Government Employees' Retirement System
• Employer-paid health & wellness clinic
• Free on-site city gym access
• Paid sick and vacation leave + 13 paid holidays per year
• 6-weeks paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer & blood donation leave to give back to our community
• Flex schedule and telework availability, depending on your position
• Professional development trainings & leadership initiatives
• Tuition assistance benefits

Applicant Status Updates: After the closing date for this position, applications will be screened by Human Resources. Applicants who meet the minimum and/or preferred qualifications will be referred over to the hiring department. All updates regarding an application can be viewed through your applicant portal.